Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sits in the Central District of California (CDCA) and granted a downward variance in 13 of 20 federal sentencings (65.0%) from FY2022–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (13 below-guideline cases out of 20 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)8-30.0%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility8-29.8%
  3. 3.Early Plea5-44.0%
  4. 4.Remorse5-33.2%
  5. 5.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense5-27.8%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)4-49.2%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense4-41.8%
  8. 8.Lack of Youthful Guidance4-32.4%
  9. 9.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior3-39.3%
  10. 10.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)3-28.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett's 19 Zone D sentencings, 13 (68.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended19 cases
  • Within range
    4(21.1%)
  • Below range
    13(68.4%)
    avg −33.2% below min
  • Above range
    2(10.5%)
    avg +15.9% above max

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